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Semi-unrelated but still funny. Delfina's t-shirts from 2009. Via 7x7.

In March, a San Francisco judge tossed out a class-action lawsuit filed by business owners against Yelp. Among other things, the lawsuit claimed that Yelp was an extortion scam and manipulated reviews; it was a consolidation of all the lawsuits filed against Yelp surrounding alleged advertising shenanigans. When the judge dismissed it for reasons that it was too “speculative,” she said the plaintiffs had the option to “rewrite and refile allegations.”

The new complaint was filed this week. According to Media Post, it’s mostly similar to the first version, but includes a new plaintiff claiming that Yelp manipulated reviews after he rejected their requests to advertise. Also, there are new accusations that Yelp pays people to write reviews — which true, particularly when Yelp was starting up or going into new markets.